Manufacturing Output and Firms
Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2021)
$0.33
(Percent share of total gross area product)
0.18%
Manufacturing Firms in the District of Columbia (2019)
109
District of Columbia Manufacturing Facts
Manufacturers in the District of Columbia account for 0.18% of the total output in the area, employing 0.13% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $0.33 billion in 2021. In addition, there were an average of 1,000 manufacturing employees in the District of Columbia in December 2021.
Employment and Compensation
Manufacturing Employment (December 2021)
1,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
0.13%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2021)
N/A
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2021)
$121,548.65
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
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District of Columbia Export Facts
Manufacturers help to drive the District of Columbia economy, with $1.12 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2021.
Manufacturing Exports
Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2021)
$1.12
Top 5 Export Markets (total percentage 2021)
71.18%
United Kingdom
25.40%
Egypt
20.20%
United Arab Emirates
14.79%
France
5.69%
Poland
5.10%
Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
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Additional Trade Facts
- The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased 49.38% ($690.92 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2021 – even though these countries represent only six percent of the world’s population and 10 percent of GDP.
- FTA countries: Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore and South Korea.